Stevens County, KS Climate


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Stevens County, Kansas gets 18 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Stevens County averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 242 sunny days per year in Stevens County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Stevens County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 58 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 94 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 18 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Stevens County is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kansas.

7.9 Summer - 6.4 Winter
May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Stevens County, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

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Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Stevens County with an average high temperature of 93.5°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Kansas. In Stevens County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Stevens County are May, September and October.
In Stevens County, there are 70.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Stevens County with an average of 18.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
In Stevens County, there are 133.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Stevens County, there are 3.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
Humidity in Stevens County is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and June.
June is the wettest month in Stevens County with 3.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 44% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 18.3 inches in Stevens County means that it is one of the driest places in Kansas.
June is the rainiest month in Stevens County with 7.8 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.4 rainy days. There are 58.3 rainy days annually in Stevens County, which is one of the least rainy places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 35% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 14% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 15.6 inches in Stevens County means that it is about average compared to other places in Kansas. March is the snowiest month in Stevens County with 4.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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